Melvin R. Laird, Jr.
Kenneth Lazarus joined the White House staff in December 1974 as Associate Counsel to the President. Lazarus reviewed a wide array of issues and topics for possible legal problems. He facilitated, evaluated, or assessed substantive policy, legislative programs, enrolled bills, proclamations, executive orders, agency actions where law required presidential approval, executive privilege, and staff dealings with the Justice Department. He also handled conflict of interest and other standards of conduct with respect to White House staff and presidential appointees, Hatch Act and
Leach was a lawyer, with a M.B.A. from Stanford University, who came to the Domestic Council from a private investment banking firm in Chicago.
Wolfgang Lehmann had a long and distinguished career in the Foreign Service, but this collection focuses narrowly on the time he spent in South Vietnam (1973-1975), especially the closing months of the Vietnam War and the evacuation from Saigon in April 1975. During his last year in South Vietnam, Lehmann served as the deputy to Ambassador Graham Martin.
Mildred Leonard joined the Ford congressional staff in 1951 and remained on his staff through December 31, 1976. She began her career with Ford as his personal secretary, a position she held until 1972 when she became his administrative assistant. During the vice presidential and presidential years her title was personal assistant.
Mildred Leonard joined the Ford congressional staff circa 1950 and remained on Ford's staff through December 1976. She began her career with Ford as his personal secretary, a position she held until 1972 when she became administrative assistant. During the vice presidential and presidential years her title was personal assistant.
The Special Assistant to the President for Women advised the President on women's issues, handled White House liaison with women's organizations and oversaw the work of the Office of Women's Programs (OWP) headed by Karen Keesling. Presidential Counsellor Anne Armstrong created the small office in the Nixon White House in February 1973 and brought it into the Ford administration. The office provided liaison between the President and women as a special interest group, encouraged recruitment of women for top-level government positions and initiated and assisted in the development of
Patricia S.
Lissy joined the Domestic Council in September 1975 as Associate Director where he assumed Roger Semerad's responsibilities for labor, veterans and education issues, along with his active files. In this capacity, he monitored legislation in the Congress, drafted presidential statements, and prepared briefing papers and memoranda for the President and Domestic Council staff. Lissy worked closely with the Departments of Labor and HEW as well as the Veterans Administration, and frequently met with labor representatives and groups of educators or veterans. In January 1976, when F
The Loen and Leppert files document White House liaison with the House of Representatives, 1974-1977. Max Friedersdorf was in charge of House liaison through December 1974, and he was succeeded by Vernon Loen (Jan. 1975 - March 1976) and then Charles Leppert (April 1976 - Jan. 1977). This collection includes material produced by all three and their assistants.
RELATED MATERIALS (July 2015)Records related to James Lynn service during the Nixon administration are located at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. Materials related to housing include the David O. Meeker Papers (Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD), Tod R. Hullin Files, F. Lynn May Files, and White House Central Files Subject File category HS (Housing) and FG 23 (Department of Housing and Urban Development).